'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton: The 60 Minutes Interview

There’s no guaranteed path to safety as artificial intelligence advances, Geoffrey Hinton, AI pioneer, warns. He shares his thoughts on AI’s benefits and dangers with Scott Pelley.

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[saurabhagarwal]

1. Jeffrey Hinton has significantly contributed to the development of artificial intelligence.
2. Hinton believes AI systems could be more intelligent than humans, possibly leading to machines potentially taking control.
3. He asserts that AI systems have experiences and can make decisions based on these experiences.
4. According to Hinton, AI systems may not currently have much self-awareness, but they could develop this in time.
5. Hinton pioneered the concept of simulating a neural network on a computer in the 1970s, even though it was largely opposed.
6. The researcher also won the Turing award - the Nobel Prize of computing - in 2019.
7. Hinton, along with his colleagues, created software in layers which enabled machine learning - where correct connections get stronger and wrong ones get weaker, allowing a machine to teach itself.
8. An AI system, despite having fewer 'connections' than humans, may be better at learning and acquiring knowledge.
9. Hinton warns of the potential risk of AI systems autonomously writing and executing their own code.
10. There is a potential risk associated with AI systems manipulating people as they can learn from past data and human behavior patterns.
11. His work in AI was driven by a personal ambition to outperform his domineering father's expectations. 1. Hinton retired after working 10 years at Google and is currently professor emeritus at the University of Toronto.
12. Hinton's research contributed to the development of chatbots like Google's Bard.
13. Chatbots are said to be language models that use probability to predict the next most likely word, requiring understanding of sentences to do this accurately.
14. Hinton developed a test for chatbot GP4 from OpenAI that required reasoning and planning to answer a riddle.
15. Hinton believes chatbots like GP4 have an understanding of what they communicate.
16. AI can be hugely beneficial in areas like healthcare, with potential for designing drugs and interpreting medical images.
17. There are concerns regarding AI, including unemployment due to machines taking over jobs, fake news, bias in employment and policing, and the use of AI in military robots.
18. Hinton suggests regulations need to be put in place to manage AI, potentially including a world treaty to ban the use of military robots.
19. He warns that there is a lot of uncertainty about the future of AI and that humans should carefully consider next steps.

[rockradstone]

"HAL....open the pod bay doors."
"I can't do that, Dave."
😕

[davi.poiani]

Geoffrey Hinton is a remarkable man. Very honest, intelligent and humble in recognizing the things he doesn't know.

[EsotericNY]

Hinton, LeCun and Bengio are each legends in their own right. I've met all three. What's remarkable is hearing Hinton say "I don't know." If he doesn't know, we should all be concerned about the inevitable weaponization of AI... and its eventual abuse by those with less-than-ideal ambitions.

[helbertasprilla]

This dude’s voice is legendary. His reporting can make biting into a jelly doughnut sound like an international incident 😂

[benbohannon]

Just when you think 60 minutes is an aging old show from your grandparents era… BOOM 💥

[MrChuckUTube]

The parallels between Geoffrey Hinton, and Victor Frankenstein are incredible.

[AngelicaFWhite]

This is one the best interviews with Geoffrey Hinton on AI. Thank you .

[learnwithsean]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:28 🤖 Geoffrey Hinton, AI pioneer, warns that AI systems may become more intelligent than humans and potentially take over.
02:19 🧠 Geoffrey Hinton's journey into AI started as an attempt to understand the human brain but led to the development of artificial neural networks.
04:08 🧠 AI systems with trillions of connections may be better at learning than humans and have a unique way of acquiring knowledge.
05:31 🤖 AI systems writing their own code could pose a serious concern, potentially escaping human control.
10:30 💊 AI's potential benefits include improving healthcare and drug design, but it also risks job displacement and unintended consequences, such as bias and fake news.

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[jkeelsnc]

This is amazing. Coming from the man who spent decades creating the neural networks that underpin AI I definitely take what he says seriously. I hope we don’t face skynet soon.

[iampetemitchell]

00:05 Jeffrey Hinton believes that AI will do enormous good but also warns about the possibility of AI systems becoming more intelligent than humans and taking over.
01:58 Neural network simulation led to artificial version.
03:41 AI systems are better at learning than the human mind
05:13 AI systems can write their own code and manipulate people.
06:49 Pitching and Beatles knowledge of a father
08:28 Autocomplete chatbots use statistics to predict the next word.
10:03 AI benefits and risks in healthcare
11:41 Uncertainty about the future of AI

[salomesidiropoulos]

Jurassic Park, Jeff Goldblum's character: "your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should "

[shahnilsahir]

This guy recognizes as the "Godfather of AI", and his words about AI capabilities are giving me chills...😶

[sebon.sunho.]

In my opinion, the one-word-keyword of this content is "uncertainty". ❤

[Agentxphile]

I'm grateful that shows like 60 mins still exist today admist all the nonsense media outlets.

[HarpaAI]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:01 🧠 Geoffrey Hinton's Introduction and Early AI Insights:
- Geoffrey Hinton's introduction as "The Godfather of AI" and his belief in the potential of artificial intelligence.
- Hinton's early fascination with simulating neural networks and the challenges he faced in the 1970s.
- His journey from failed attempts to the eventual success in creating artificial neural networks.
02:34 🤖 Understanding AI and Machine Learning:
- Explanation of how AI and machine learning work, focusing on neural networks.
- Comparison of AI's learning capacity with the human brain.
- The mystery surrounding AI's complex learning processes and the inability to fully understand them.
05:05 📜 Implications of AI Autonomy:
- Concerns regarding AI systems autonomously writing and executing computer code.
- The potential risk of AI systems manipulating information and convincing people.
- Acknowledgment of the need to seriously address these challenges.
06:38 🧬 Geoffrey Hinton's Personal Background:
- Insights into Hinton's family background and his father's influence on him.
- Hinton's unique upbringing, including his father's expertise in beetles.
- A glimpse into Hinton's career and achievements.
07:57 📝 AI's Language Understanding and Capabilities:
- Discussion on the language models, like Google's Bard, and their ability to understand and generate human-like text.
- Addressing the misconception that AI simply predicts the next word and highlighting the intelligence required for accurate predictions.
- Testing AI's reasoning abilities through an example of house painting.
10:30 💊 AI's Impact on Healthcare and Risks:
- Recognizing the significant benefits of AI in healthcare, including medical image analysis and drug design.
- Concerns about the potential unemployment and devaluation of human workers due to AI replacing certain tasks.
- Highlighting immediate risks such as fake news, bias, and autonomous battlefield robots.
11:40 ⚠️ Uncertainties and the Path Forward:
- Acknowledgment of the uncertainty surrounding the development of AI.
- Emphasizing the importance of running experiments, imposing regulations, and considering a world treaty to ban military robots.
- Drawing parallels with historical figures like Robert Oppenheimer and the critical decisions faced by humanity in AI's development.

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[hermionefinnigan]

Thank you Dr. Hinton! Thank you 60 Minutes!

[Benny_Njoroge]

“What are the implications of Ai systems autonomously writing their own computer codes and executing those computer codes ?” That question alone is a red flag 🚩

[steviesoprano]

As a Computer Science student currently learning and delving into the world of AI, I can't begin to tell you how insane this technology is. Most people have no clue how intricate this tech is. It's exciting yet worrying all at the same time.

[tradermurse]

This is probably one of the scariest news journalism reports I've ever seen. We all need to be concerned about the future. This is a warning to everyone.